Medical Cannabis Dispensary (MCD)

We are currently working with MCDs to authorize adult-use cannabis sales in 2018. If you operate an MCD and have not received an email from the Office of Cannabis asking for more information, email officeofcannabis@sfgov.org

If your MCD business includes delivery, cultivation or any other cannabis activity, you were required to register that activity with the Office of Cannabis between September 26, 2017 and November 30, 2017. If you registered your activity, you will be required to get temporary permit(s) from the City and temporary state license(s) to continue each of these activities in 2018.

Registered cannabis businesses

All existing cultivators, distributors, manufacturers, testing laboratories and delivery services were required to register with the Office of Cannabis before November 30, 2017.

If you registered with the Office of Cannabis, to be eligible for a temporary permit in 2018 you must:

Inspections

Non conforming cannabis businesses

If you registered your business with the Office of Cannabis, but are not operating in a permanent location or are not yet conforming to local or state laws, you must stop all commercial activity. You will need to sign an affidavit confirming you will stop any commercial cannabis activity until you have relocated to a suitable location.

The Office of Cannabis will send out affidavits to businesses who registered, if they need to sign them. Once you receive and sign the affidavit, send the original to:Office of CannabisSan Francisco City Hall1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Pl, Rm 362San Francisco, CA 94102

If you did not register as an existing business before November 30, 2017, you must apply for a permit as a new cannabis business.

New cannabis businesses

New businesses must:

be located in a space that conforms with local zoning regulations and state law